The dream isn’t technically dead, but at this point, it feels highly unlikely the stars will align for that blockbuster Kevin Durant trade to the Phoenix Suns. After weeks of reports that the Brooklyn Nets were not interested in a long-term Kyrie Irving extension, it felt certain the seven-time All-Star would entertain his options elsewhere. Instead, Monday’s news cycle presented...

Draft day is typically full of rumors, conjecture and smokescreens, followed by significantly fewer or less significant moves than anticipated. The 2022 NBA Draft was no different, but even though it was a relatively mundane night from a trade perspective, that dull feeling was especially applicable to the Phoenix Suns and general manager James Jones. Entering the night, it was...

Wednesday marked JaVale McGee’s sixth annual Water For Life Charity Softball Game, but it also gave several Phoenix Suns the opportunity to be out in public together for the first time since their season ended. The night before the 2022 NBA Draft, with free agency set to follow in about a week, there were a few lingering, unpleasant questions to...

Deandre Ayton is perhaps the most hotly contested player in Phoenix Suns history. Lost in all the heated debate about his next contract, his true value and his fit with the Suns is a far more interesting basketball discussion about his game. With DA set to get a max from somebody as a restricted free agent this summer, and the Suns’ second-round flameout being accentuated by Ayton’s sideline spat with coach Monty Williams, it’s no wonder this is all anyone wants to talk about. But since we’ve already covered his murky future in Phoenix, his upcoming free agency, sign-and-trade scenarios and everything else, why not take a break and talk about hoops for a change? After exploring where Ayton excelled…

Lost in all the Deandre Ayton hysteria over his future with the Phoenix Suns is one of the more intriguing basketball discussions in the NBA right now. His long-term outlook in the Valley undoubtedly looks shaky right now, but examining DA’s skill-set to try and determine what kind of max player he’ll be is a far more productive conversation. Ayton will get a max deal from somebody this summer. The Suns have the power to match any four-year max offer for their restricted free agent, and they can trump all offers with a five-year deal if they so choose. However, even without all the rumblings about rifts with coach Monty Williams and Devin Booker, it feels safe to assume the…

While it’s only natural to look outward for external upgrades after such a traumatic playoff collapse, the Phoenix Suns will also spend a good deal of their offseason looking inward…and not just the players and coaches staring at a mirror wondering what went wrong. From a pure team-building perspective, the Suns will have to reconcile the franchise-record, 64-win season that...

Between Deandre Ayton’s restricted free agency, Devin Booker’s no-brainer supermax and a possible contract extension for Cam Johnson, the Phoenix Suns have a busy and potentially expensive offseason lined up. Ayton’s status with the team is obviously at the top of general manager James Jones’ item list, and even with DA’s future looking murky, it’s highly unlikely the Suns would...

The Phoenix Suns are heading into a pivotal offseason that will reveal quite a bit about the front office’s faith in its current roster. Coming off a 64-win season that ended with the worst playoff loss in franchise history, it’ll take all summer to reconcile the joy of the team’s best regular season ever and its utterly disappointing conclusion. There’s...

For weeks, Phoenix Suns fans, media members and the organization itself have been searching for answers to explain the team’s second-round playoff collapse. Up 2-0 in a series against a Dallas Mavericks squad they had owned for the better part of four years, a 64-win Suns team suddenly fell apart, losing four of their next five games and falling miserably...